Meeting rail for windows and the like



Dec. 7 1926.

J. A. RAPPAPQRT MEETING R AIL FOR WINDOWS AND THE LIKE Filed 001:. 261922 VENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 7, 1926.

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JACOBVA...R'APBABORT ,.OE BROOKLYN; NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO RELIA NCEFIRE- BROOE DOOR. COMPANY, OF BROOKLYN, NEWYOBKL A CORPORATION OF YORK.

My present invention relates to metal win-. dow frames, particularlysashes for. suchz frames, and more for the upper and MEETING BAIL FORWINDOVS" AND THE'LIK'E'.

Application filed October 26,1922;

especially meeting rails lower sashes of the usual 5 type of double-hungwindows;

It is anobject of the present invent-ion'to provide metal window frames,particularly sashes forthe same and more especially meeting rails forthe upper and'lower sashes of double-hung or likewindows, which shall besimple in construction, easy tomanufacture and assemble and which shallat the same timeprovidevery eflicient' means for a" further object ofthe present invention to provide a device of thecharacterdescribed.

above which, while acting mechanically to accomplish in avery eflicientway the desirable results previously set forth, shallpresent a very neatand attractive appearance which will hi hly to architects, buildrecommend these devices ers and-the like.

In the accompanying specificationl shall describe, and in theannexeddrawing show,

an illustrative emb odiment of the present invention as applied to theusual type of double hung window. It

is, however, to be clearly understood that my invention is not limitedto the specific embodiment thereof herein shown and described forpurposes of illustration only.

Referring to the drawing, wherein I have ure 1.

Referring to said illustrative embodiment of the present invention, thesame comprises a window frame, generally indicated by referencecharacter 10, carrying within it an upper sash 11 and dow being of thetype.

a lower sash 12, the wincustomary double hung Referring now moreparticularly to Figure 2 of the drawing, 13 generally indicates themeeting rail of the lower sash 12, while 14 generally indicates themeeting rail of the upper sash 10.

The meeting m1 1 13 of the lower sash 12 Serial N b. 536,989.-

comprises'a hollow member, generally'indi cated byreferencecharacterv15, comprising: an upper wall- 16, a.lower"wall 17ano'side: walls 18 andli).

The upperw-all 1.6 has an extension in the form of an L-shapedfiange 20servingfa s a glazingfor-the support and retention of the: pane of glass21 between the Leshaped flange 20 andithe sidewall18:

The side-wall? 19, which has a generaliih clination downwardly andinwardly, WlllCl'l'. 65 especially adapts it to' exclude wind and rain,is provided with ansindentat-ion' 22 defined'by the extensiont23of' thetop -wall'16.'-. The other sidev of the indentation 22: providesan-inwardly andidownwardly inclined surface 24; The outer face o'f theextension. 23, herein designated by reference character 25, isilikewise'slightly downwardly and? in-' wardly inclined. V

As indicated b-yref'erence characteri26, the. side wall 19is providedwith a tOngue=likeF longitudinally disposed extension which, bycooperation with the downwardly and in wardly inclinedportion 27: of theside wall 19,2 providesatongue-likerecess, also longi-' tudinallydisposed, and here indicated by reference character 28, the purpose ofwhich will be described in greater detail hereinafter.

The meeting rail 14 of the upper sash 10 B5 is constructed and designedto cooperate effectively with the meeting rail 13 of the lower sash 12.For this purpose, the meeting rail 14 comprises a tubular member,generally indicated by reference character 30, 99 having the upperwall31, the lower wall 32, and the side walls 33 and 34. The side wall 33has a rectangular bend in the same, as indicated by reference character35, thus providing a glazing portion for supporting and retaining thepane of glass 37 by cooperation with a usual glass molding 38. For thispurpose the horizontal portion 39 of the side wall 33 is provided withan L-shaped extension 40 which sup-ports the glass molding 38.

The side Wall 34 is provided with an indentation 41, the upper port-ionof which is slightly downwardly and inwardly inclined, as indicated at42. As indicated at 43, the side wall 34 is provided with a tongue-likeextension which, by cooperation with the downwardly and inwardlyinclined Lil portion 44 of the side wall 34, provides a tongue-likedepression 45, for a purpose to be described in greater detailhereinafter. At 46 I have indicated a forwardly and inwardly inclinedprojection on the bottom wall 32 of the meeting rail 14. w

The operation of the device described in detail above and the advantagesof the same in use will be substantially clear from the foregoingdescription. The construction of the meeting rails 13 and 14, while verysimple and such as to enable these rails to be made by the usual methodsof extruding bronze or equivalent metal, is such as to render tlieserails ideally suited to the protection of the interiors of the buildingsto which the window frames may be applied, and to the substantiallycomplete exclusion of wind and rain.

The cooperating Walls 19 and 34 of the meeting rails 13 and 14,respectively, being inwardly and downwardly inclined, serve tofacilitate the exclusion of wind and rain. The provision of thetongue-like members 26 and 43, cooperating with the tongue-like recesses45 and 28 of the respective side walls 19 and 3% of the meeting rails 13and 14, respectively, further assists in the desired exclusion of windand rain. This desirable result is further enhanced by the provision ofthe cooperating indentations 23 and 41 and the cooperating downwardlyand inwardly inclined meeting faces 25 and 42- adjacent the respectiveindentations. So also the provision of the inclined portions 27 and 16of the side walls 19 and 34 ofthe meeting rails 13 and 14, respectively,serves further to bring about a substantially com plete exclusion of theelements.

At the same time, the meeting rails are very well suited to retain,support, and give proper protection to, the panes of glass carried bythe'respective sashes. The device as a whole is furthermore simple inconstruction, easy to manufacture on a large scale and to assemble, and,by providing proper protection for the panes of glass and for theinteriors of the buildings to which the window frames may be applied,while at the same time presenting a neat and attractive appearance,constitutes a very salable and commercially valuable articlerecommending itself highly to architects, builders and the like.

lVhat I claim is:

In a device of the character described, a pair of meeting rails, eachmeeting rail having a tongue extending therefrom and coacting withanother portion of the rail structure to define a tongue-receivingrecess, the tongue of one rail being receivable in the recess of theother, the rail of the lower sash having an extension just above itstongue and projecting laterally beyond the same, said extension having aflat, horizontal under-face, the rail of the upper sash having anindentation above its tongue-receiving recess, said indentation having aflat, horizontal bottom wall meeting the flat, horizontal underface ofthe extension.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification this30th day of September, 1922.

JACOB A. RAPPAPORT.

